1. (Medicine) protecting from or preventing disease. 2. protective or preventive. n. 3. (Medicine) a prophylactic drug or device, esp a condom. [C16: via French from Greek prophulaktikos, from prophulassein to guard by taking advance measures, from pro-Â² + phulax a guard]. (ËproÊ fÉËlaek fÉËlÃ¦k, tÉªk ËprÉf-). É. adj. n
How to Celebrate Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a global holiday that takes place on different days in spring depending on where you live. In most countries, Motherâs Day is the second Sunday in May. It can be difficult deciding what to do to celebrate your mom on Motherâs Day. The key is to consider what she would want most, and then plan to make the day a special one for her.
In the days and weeks before Mother's Day, many schools help their pupils to prepare a handmade card or small gift for their mothers. Mother's Day is not a federal holiday.Organizations, businesses and stores are open or closed, just as they are on any other Sunday in the year. Public transit systems run to their normal Sunday schedules. Restaurants may be busier than usual, as some people take their mothers out for a treat.Read more about Mother's Day. Select another year-range: Mother's Day in the United States is annually held on the second Sunday of May.It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother figures.n the days and weeks before Mother's Day, many schools help their pupils to prepare a handmade card or small gift for their mothers. Mother's Day is not a federal holiday.